E X T R E M E L Y S C A R C E
The CENTENNIAL FROG
and other stories
PHILADELPHIA :
Caxton , Remsen & Haffelfinger
624, 626 & 628 Market Street
1877
1st Edition ( probably printed 1876 in time for Christmas)
Original brown cloth , gilt & black decorations.
19 cm x 13 cm : 45 pp
A selection of anonymous stories told in verse.
Over 1/2 the book is taken by the title story, which recounts the adventures of Lieutenant Crocio Frog who joins a children's meeting held at the bottom of a garden on the 4th of July centenary. The story asks that naughty small boys stop tormenting frogs.
Includes the music for Crucio's song
Illustrated with woodcuts within the text
& Full page
The illustrations are by the Philadelphian Herman Faber (1832 - 1913) who was, unusually, noted for his etchings of animals and also for those illustrating serious medical works. During the American Civil War , he served on the Surgeon General's staff under Generals Barnes & Woodward as the official artist of the United States medical records.
Condition :
Covers edge worn - especially the spine . Corners rubbed . Clean and bright with scratch on front board.
A bookplate has been badly removed from the front endpaper.
The rear free endpaper has been neatly removed . Name and date 1884 to 1/2 title page.
Dedication and contents pages detaching at bottom only , otherwise solidly bound . Occasional marks to margins - most pages clean and crisp .
Engravings clean and clear.
EXTREMELY SCARCE
There are 10 copies noted on COPAC held at University Libraries worldwide - including Brown , UCLA and Penn State, but difficult to own - NON in ANY recent auction / sales records.
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